Conducting Surveys using Spreadsheets

"Primary Research"

  • Using Googledocs Forms, create a short but meaningful survey that examines the popularity of a technology among the students and teachers at this school.
    1. Learn how to construct MEANINGFUL questions for a survey
      • RESEARCH the strategies for creating good survey questions
      • Search for keywords like "Good" "Survey" and "Tips" and consult at least three websites
      • Choose the FIVE BEST TIPS for creating effective survey questions, and put them on your Class Wiki space on a page called "Survey Design"
    2. Learn how to build a FORM in GoogleDocs to collect your data
      • Choose appropriate question formats
      • Create SHORT Question titles
      • Create USEFUL help text that obey the rules you observed in part 1 above.
    3. Learn how to ANALYZE your data to yield useful insights
    4. Learn how to FORMAT and PRESENT your analysis to make it clear and meaningful to viewers.